Hnefetafl is a board game which has two sides. The attackers team is arranged in groups of 6 at each side of the board, making a total of 24 pieces and the defenders team is arranged around the king which is placed in the center of the board. The aim of the attackers team is to capture the king.
The aim of the defenders team is to get their king to one of the four corner of the board. The Game starts with the attacking team making the first move.
Each pieces on the board all move the same way. A piece can move; forwards, backwards, left and right but can not move diagonally. every piece can move one or more squares, until it is stopped by the another piece, The central square is the starting square for the king, no other piece can move on this square but they can move over it.
To take one of the other players pieces you have to capture them, by doing this you have to place one of your own pieces either side of the other players piece. any side in the game can take more then one piece in a turn if your own pieces are positioned in the right places to do so, no more then three pieces can be taken in a turn. once the king has moved away from the center square then that square can be used for either side to act like a piece of their own and capture the other teams pieces. if at anytime the king is captured by the attacking team then it is game over and the attacking team wins the game.
Hnefatafl. (). Hnefatafl. [Available online]:
http://www.fetlar.org/assets/files/hnefatafl-rules-02-09-2012.pdf.
[Accessed 6th March 2015]
Hnefatafl
board. (). Hnefatafl board. [Available online]: http://www.jamesadamshistoricenterprises.com/treasuretrove/images/hnefatafl_boards3.gif.
[Accessed
26th February 2015]
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